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Now isn't the time for posturing over the jail

Editorial: Youngstown's double-digit homicide rate and the other crimes that have left residents with a


HOW HE SEES IT Rebuilding and rethinking U.S. schools

Opinion: By RONALD E. BOGLE KNIGHT RIDDER/TRIBUNE Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have displaced tens of


HOW HE SEES IT Why should Americans care about oil prices?

Opinion: By SEBASTIAN MALLABY WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON -- When people talk about oil shocks, they worry


ELLEN GOODMAN Miers is a certified 'Friend Of George'

Opinion: BOSTON -- I once had a neighbor in Maine who operated a divining rod with a fine hand. If you were


HOW HE SEES IT Japan risks isolating self from the rest of Asia

Opinion: By DANIEL SNEIDER KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS Back during the Cold War, Japanese Prime Minister


"If saving thousands of lives makes a terrorist, then I certainly embrace the label."

Opinion: "If saving thousands of lives makes a terrorist, then I certainly embrace the label." Peter Daniel


CARL P. LEUBSDORF Bush and his agenda down, but not out

Opinion: Troubled second terms are a fact of presidential life. No modern chief executive has escaped. Like


Hockey comes skating back

Opinion: Scripps Howard: The first hurdle for the return of the National Hockey League is how many people


How will conservative court rule on right-to-die issue?

Editorial: It will be interesting to see how the conservative Chief Justice John H. Roberts votes in the first


Courts provide protection against tyranny by majority

Opinion: Courts provide protection against tyranny by majority EDITOR: Regarding the Sept. 27 letter,


Economic integration is the next step for schools in U.S.

Opinion: For the last five years, officials of the sprawling Wake County school district in central North


Trust, but verify what Miers says

Opinion: Ronald Reagan used a phrase in his dealings with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev: trust, but


Supermax prison to remain under judge's watchful eye

Editorial: Ohio's death row is moving to Youngstown, or more accurately, to the Ohio State Penitentiary on the


Today is Thursday, Oct. 6, the 279th day of 2005. There are 86 days left in the year. On this date

Opinion: Today is Thursday, Oct. 6, the 279th day of 2005. There are 86 days left in the year. On this date


Missing explanation

Opinion: Washington Post: More than 10 days have passed since Lester M. Crawford abruptly announced his